Mare & Foal I™ & II™

MARE & FOAL I™ & II™ Research at Ohio state University (O.S.U) in 1986, found a direct link between poor, unbalanced nutrition and the occurrence of Metabolic Bone. Diseases (MBD) like Epiphysitis, Osteochondrosis Dissecans, Wobbles, and contracted tendons in young horses. The one thing that all these diseases have in common is that they all involve the growth centre of the young horses skeleton. Researchers decided to lump all these problems into a study of what they termed DOD (Development Orthopedic Disease). O.S.U’s research was done with 384 yearlings on 26 farms. Most of the horses showed some degree of MBD. The fed rations were evaluated on each farm, and scored based on the availability of such factors as protein, Calcium,, and Phosphorus, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, and Vitamins A and D. Likewise, the yearlings were scored for severity of Development Orthopedic disease (DOD). A direct relationship was found between low quality ( low scoring) feed rations and the higher incidence of DOD. Both ratios and quantities of certain minerals were important, e.g.: Calcium and Phosphorus not only had to be kept in the proper ratio, but the total quantity available had to be sufficient to meet the needs of the rapidly growing animal.
					Follow up studies were done specifically on the proper levels of Copper and Zinc.These studies showed that Copper and Zinc levels may be as important as the Calcium-Phosphorus ratio we have heard so much about. Specifically Broodmares, should be supplemented with sufficient levels of Copper and Zinc during their last trimester of pregnancy to build up the fetal liver stores of these two minerals. These stores need too be sufficiently large enough to help maintain proper growth while the foal is nursing, since mares milk does not pass Copper, Manganese, and Zinc too the foal. Prenatal nutrition for your broodmare in the last trimester of her pregnancy is thee single best thing you can do for her foal.

			Select Mare and Foal™ Supplements are formulated specifically for the ration you are feeding your horse, be it an adult animal or a foal. If you are feeding Alfalfa to your horse ( even if you are feeding a combination of alfalfa and grain hay), Mare & Foal™ will balance your Ca:P ratio. It will also supply all the other vitamins and minerals required to keep your adult horse functioning properly. If you are feeding grain hay, grass hay, or on pasture, then Mare and Foal II™ is the right product for your horse. This formula will give the extra Calcium and Phosphorus to guarantee adequate levels for your horses metabolism.
Features : • High levels of Phosphorus and Calcium • Copper, Manganese, and Zinc Formulated according to Ohio State University’s recommendations to reduce the incidence of metabolic Development Orthopedic Disease (DOD) • Easy to feed- Can be used with all hays, pellets, or cubes • Safe to use-Select and Mare and Foal will improve virtually any feeding program without the danger of over supplementation
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								AVAILABLE IN: 10 lbs. ..................... 20-day supply 25 lbs. ..................... 50-day supply 50 lbs. ..................... 100-day supply

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